'merica

It's no different than calling the French 'frogs'.
It's no different than calling Canada CanYaDa and calling Canadians Seal F'ers
It's no different than calling Germans a bunch of adolfs or germs.
It's no different than calling Europeans a bunch of eurinals.
ETC ETC

I see that term 'merica tossed around here and social media like it's the newest cool thing to do to trash Americans. Well .. it's not cool or
hip, and the insinuation is not accurate. The word is a slur based on nationality and/or politics.

To you people who use this wording ... you have freedom of speech so you can show your bigotry and use it ... but don't go getting all insulted if
someone tosses derogatory and obnoxious slurs at you and/or your country, slurs based on your ethnicity or culture or country. For you to do so would
be hypocritical.

I'm sure the haters will show up proclaiming crap about 'mericans.
They'll attempt, and fail, to show how the slur is earned.
But bigoted nastiness can't be explained away.
The intent is clear. A slur is a slur. And this is a slur.

Yea but it's different because it's 'merica. It's super cool and hip to do it and it shows how witty they are.

I've noticed that it's often times the same people who will pop into a thread titled "*insert random country here* did this one thing over the
weekend" and will immediately start telling everybody how 'merica did the same thing once so we can't talk about anybody else doing it. Because for
some reason we are only allowed to discuss what America does and everybody else is taboo to discuss. Unless it's discussing how they only did
something because it's America's fault.

originally posted by: 8675309jenny
a reply to: FlyersFan
What you've failed to realize is that the vast majority of people who write: " 'merica!!" Are Americans themselves and they are doing it in jest.
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I 'fail to realize' nothing with this.
Some are Americans kidding around.
Most are not. It's a slur.

ETA - when some Americans use it, it reminds me of black people using the 'n' word about themselves. It's a senseless thing to do.

Meh. I think what is desperately needed in this world is teaching kids in school about being 'offended'. It is impossible to get through life
being unoffended and instead of politically correct over the top nonsense, we all need to learn how to take a slur, insult, or otherwise. People call
me all sorts of things, I always here kids saying things and laughing after I roll past them. But if I got so offended each time I'd be
miserable.

We all need to learn to just have a laugh, sometimes at our own expense. Sometimes it hurts. Well, life hurts - people can be vile. People set
themselves on fire to make a point, people do naked protests, people refuse to shower for weeks and get on packed trains.

Life is messy and damn ugly at times. Being offended is part of being human. How do you know what you like without being offended? You don't like
being called Muricans, I understand, but is it really that offensive? You should hear how us Aussies talk to each other, you don't last long without
a thick skin here in some pubs I can tell you.

Time to start teaching a balanced curriculum instead of this crazy "I'm so offended, you made a joke about the colour red!" generation, teach
them that life is full of things that will upset you. Deal with it. Isis is flipping cutting peoples heads off, kids are starving, jobs are scarce!
Are you REALLY offended? A friendly jibe upsets you that much? Anyway, I'm having a rant in your rant, hope I didn't offend you too much!

a reply to: CharlieSpeirs
'merica is a slur pretty much stating that Americans are stupid/backwoods.
There are a lot of slurs about Muslims and those in Islamic countries.
Slurs about how backwards they all are ... and slurs about what they wear.
I'm sure you've heard them. Want me to list them?

Nope. No worries. It takes a lot to offend me. You didn't cross that line.

This rant is to point out that it is really mindless bigotry, not cleverness, to use those derogatory slurs about America and/or Americans. A slur
based on nationality, ethnicity, culture, etc is a slur .. no matter how cute or clever the bigot thinks they are being.

Well, we need a way to differentiate the people from the USA from all the others in America, Canadians, Mexicans, Peruvians, etc, etc, etc. We cant
really call you Americans because you might find it offensive to be in the same category as Mexicans, and so on.... So, give yourself a proper name,
that would indicate where you come from, and then we might stop calling you 'muricans...

So the slur 'merica is less bad then the slur towel head? Why? Because it's saying Americans are stupid hicks and it's open season on Americans
but to say those slurs against Muslims is politically incorrect? 'merica is a slur right up there with the others I just listed.

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